Givney’s ‘Jane in Love’ optioned by ‘Little Women’ producer
Rachel Givney’s debut novel Jane in Love (Michael Joseph) has been optioned for film by DiNovi Pictures for Amazon Studios, in a deal brokered by Jerry Kalajian at IPG and...
‘The Book Ninja’ optioned for film
Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus’ novel The Book Ninja (S&S) has been optioned for film by producers Chris Brown of Pictures in Paradise and Veronica Fury of Fury Film Co....
‘The Girl on the Page’ film rights acquired
Sydney-based production company Causeway Films has acquired the film rights to John Purcell’s The Girl on the Page (HarperCollins), via Simone Camilleri of Green Ink Agency. Set in the UK in the...
Book-to-screen adaptations pitched at 2019 Books at MIFF
The 13th annual Books at MIFF (BaM) event, run by Melbourne International Film Festival’s 37º South Market, was held at Melbourne’s Forum Theatre on 1 August. Representatives from publishing and...
‘Too Much Lip’ optioned for screen adaptation
Melissa Lucashenko’s Miles Franklin Literary Award-winning novel Too Much Lip (UQP) has been optioned for screen by production company Cenozoic Pictures. The deal, which was negotiated by Lucashenko’s agent Alex...
Book-to-screen projects receive Screen Australian funding
Two book-to-film adaptations feature among the projects receiving story development funding from Screen Australia. The projects, and their producers, are: A feature film adaptation of Finding Sanity: John Cade, Lithium and...
Opening Scene initiative introduces writers to screen producers
The Wheeler Centre and the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) have launched a three-year program to introduce writers to screen producers. The Opening Scene program will connect The Next Chapter...
Thorne’s ‘The Hating Game’ to be adapted for film; ‘The Simpsons’ producer attached
The Simpsons producer David Mirkin will direct a film adaptation of Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game (Piatkus), reports Deadline. Mirkin’s directing credits include Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion and Heartbreakers. He...
UK films based on books create 44% more revenue
A new research report commissioned by the UK Publisher’s Association (PA) has found that UK-produced films based on books generate 44% more revenue in the British box office (and 53%...
Donovan appointed scout for FremantleMedia
Australian editor and consultant Philippa Donovan has been appointed literary scout for production and entertainment company FremantleMedia Australia. Donovan will be covering book-to-film as well as TV adaptations for world English-language territories, with...